| Published | 16th September 2021 |
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| Author | NCD Alliance |
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Description
NCD Alliance Submission to WHO consultation on First Draft of the action plan for strengthening implementation of the WHO Global Strategy on the Harmful Use of Alcohol (GAS).
The NCD Alliance thanks and commends the WHO for preparing the first draft of the action plan for strengthening the implementation of the WHO Global Strategy on the Harmful Use of Alcohol (GAS) and appreciates the opportunity to contribute comments. We welcome the numerous improvements made since the working document to which we also provided comments, many of which will go some way to strengthening the governance framework for alcohol and provide greater support to Member States and UN agencies for stronger implementation of the GAS.
NCDA reiterates the importance of this Action Plan across all NCDs and mental health and requests WHO add some clarification in subsequent drafts of the action plan, in order to illustrate to the Member States how its implementation will also serve to reach the targets being prepared for consideration at EB150 on the NCD Global Action Plan Implementation roadmap, on diabetes, on obesity, and on oral health.
Read NCDA's submission here.
NCDA also contributed to a joint submission on the First Draft of the action plan with
American Institute for Cancer Research, CLAS Coalition for Americas’ Health / Coalición América Saludable, European Public Health Alliance, Movendi International, NCD Alliance, Norwegian Cancer Society (Kreftforeningen), Union for International Cancer Control, Vietnam NCD Alliance, Vital Strategies, World Cancer Research Fund International, World Heart Federation, and World Obesity Federation.